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Employed residents in Bellingham, WA

Employed residents in Bellingham, WA was 48,610 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 47 cities in 2025.

2025, persons48,610
Change on 2024+0.2%
Rank12th of 47Cities in Washington ranked
Series high49,2852019
Series low27,6701990

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Employed residents in Bellingham, WA, 1990 to 2025

25K30K35K40K45K50K19901996200220082014202020251990: 27,670 persons1991: 28,018 persons1992: 28,889 persons1993: 29,607 persons1994: 29,804 persons1995: 31,704 persons1996: 32,134 persons1997: 32,299 persons1998: 32,626 persons1999: 34,186 persons2000: 33,875 persons2001: 33,436 persons2002: 34,873 persons2003: 36,147 persons2004: 37,969 persons2005: 40,752 persons2006: 40,922 persons2007: 42,135 persons2008: 42,429 persons2009: 40,981 persons2010: 40,543 persons2011: 39,978 persons2012: 39,782 persons2013: 39,680 persons2014: 39,799 persons2015: 41,201 persons2016: 45,366 persons2017: 46,449 persons2018: 47,172 persons2019: 49,285 persons2020: 46,833 persons2021: 46,981 persons2022: 49,000 persons2023: 49,114 persons2024: 48,509 persons2025: 48,610 persons20K30K40K50K19902002201420251990: 27,670 persons1991: 28,018 persons1992: 28,889 persons1993: 29,607 persons1994: 29,804 persons1995: 31,704 persons1996: 32,134 persons1997: 32,299 persons1998: 32,626 persons1999: 34,186 persons2000: 33,875 persons2001: 33,436 persons2002: 34,873 persons2003: 36,147 persons2004: 37,969 persons2005: 40,752 persons2006: 40,922 persons2007: 42,135 persons2008: 42,429 persons2009: 40,981 persons2010: 40,543 persons2011: 39,978 persons2012: 39,782 persons2013: 39,680 persons2014: 39,799 persons2015: 41,201 persons2016: 45,366 persons2017: 46,449 persons2018: 47,172 persons2019: 49,285 persons2020: 46,833 persons2021: 46,981 persons2022: 49,000 persons2023: 49,114 persons2024: 48,509 persons2025: 48,610 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202548,610
202448,509
202349,114
202249,000
202146,981
202046,833
201949,285
201847,172
201746,449
201645,366
201541,201
201439,799
201339,680
201239,782
201139,978
201040,543
200940,981
200842,429
200742,135
200640,922
200540,752
200437,969
200336,147
200234,873
200133,436
200033,875
199934,186
199832,626
199732,299
199632,134
199531,704
199429,804
199329,607
199228,889
199128,018
199027,670

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Bellingham, WA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Bellingham, WA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/bellingham-wa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Bellingham, WA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/bellingham-wa.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Bellingham, WA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/bellingham-wa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Bellingham, WA?

Employed residents in Bellingham, WA was 48,610 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.2% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 47 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Bellingham, WA?

49,285 in 2019, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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